Teacher

1. Open Manage courses from the Toolbar and select Create course.

2. Choose one of the following options:
   • Copy From Your Domain
   • Copy Shared Course
3. Provide the Original Course name or ID of the course you are copying and click Next.

4. Choose the type of copy you want to create. Buzz limits the types of copies users can make based the state of the course they are copying, and provides a recommended default (see the Course copy limitations section). You might see any of the following options:
   • A Derivative-child copy is an exact copy of a Base course that inherits changes to all unaltered elements of the Base Course. This option works best when you want to make a copy of a course that has all of the content and settings you want, but doesn't have student enrollments. That way, the Base course remains a central repository for course content where updates can be made and automatically inherited by this new Derivative-child course.
     • Note: This option is available only if the course being copied has no student enrollments.
   • A Derivative-sibling Copy is an exact copy of a Derivative Child Course that continues to inherit changes to all unaltered elements of the Base Course. This option works best when you want to make a copy of an active course in which students are enrolled because, after making a Derivative Sibling Copy, you can still access the student enrollment information in the Base Course.
   • A Static Copy is an exact copy of the chosen course. Choose this option when you want to create an independent copy of a course. Changes made to the original course, known as the Base Course, have no impact on a Static Copy after it is made.
5. Click Next.

6. Provide Title, External ID, and, if you have multiple roles in the domain, the Role you want to have in the course.
7. Added custom Course Metadata fields (Course Retirement in this example) appear here; complete them and click Next.

8. Indicate whether you want the course dues dates to be organized as:
   • Range (by the course author); if you choose this, indicate whether you want Buzz to automatically Adjust due, visibility and grade release dates based on course start date by checking the box or leaving it unchecked.  
   • Continuous (automated for self-paced learning); if you choose this, specify for how many days you want the course to run in the Days field.
9. Provide the desired Term. If your domain has Grading Periods set up, the Term field is replaced with a School year dropdown (as seen in the example). Select the current year to align your new course with the domain-level Grading Periods.
10. Specify the course's date range (Start date and End date).
    • All course activities must be completed by the End Date; your students have read only access for two weeks after that date.
    • If your domain has Grading Periods set up, these dates are populated for you based on the School year.
11. Click Next.

12. If your domain has Grading Periods set up and you're copying a course that already has its own Grading Periods, use this section to map the previous periods with the domain-level Grading Periods.  
13. Click Create.

1. Open Manage courses from the Toolbar and select Create course.

2. Select Create New and choose a course Template from the dropdown menu (if enabled) to bring over everything from that template. A template is selected by default, so select (Blank) if you don't want to use one.
3. Click Next.

4. Provide Title, External ID, and, if you have multiple roles in the domain, the Role you want to have in the course.
5. Added custom Course Metadata fields (Course Retirement in this example) appear here; complete them and click Next.

6. Indicate whether you want the course dues dates to be organized as:
   • Range (by the course author); if you choose this, indicate whether you want Buzz to automatically Adjust due, visibility and grade release dates based on course start date by checking the box or leaving it unchecked.  
   • Continuous (automated for self-paced learning); if you choose this, specify for how many days you want the course to run in the Days field.
7. Provide the desired Term. If your domain has Grading Periods set up, the Term field is replaced with a School year dropdown (as seen in the example). Select the current year to align your new course with the domain-level Grading Periods.
8. Specify the course's date range (Start date and End date).
   • All course activities must be completed by the End Date; your students have read only access for two weeks after that date.
   • If your domain has Grading Periods set up, these dates are populated for you based on the School year.
9. Click Create.

Buzz limits the types of copies users can make based on the state of the course they are copying. This table outlines which states allow users to make which types of copies. (To learn more about copy types, review How do Base and Derivative Courses work?.)